Career Services

After Graduation

At Doshisha we understand the importance of getting the right job after graduation. Our Global MBA helps our graduates stand out from the crowd, and our career advisor and careers center provides strong support and resources to help them achieve their career goals.

Where do our graduates work?

Our graduates have successfully found positions with a range of companies both in Japan and internationally. Whether you are looking to work in Japan or abroad, for a Japanese or international company, our Global MBA will help you achieve your career goals.
(Data reflects employer information at the point of graduation from students who graduated from 2011-2017)

Helping you find the job you want

Our career center provides resources, information, and advice on employment opportunities, job fairs, and the job-hunting process to help you explore and realize your career goals. We regularly invite external speakers to provide seminars for MBA students and coordinate with the university for on-site recruitment events.

Our career services include:

Career assessment and planning

Resume and cover letter writing assistance

Job interview coaching

One-on-one career consultation

Up-to-date job listings

E-Career web portal

Career fairs, recruiting events, and workshops

Contact list of recent graduates

Examples of career seminars at Doshisha Business School

John Beck, Managing Director of Hult Labs, President of the North Star, Leadership Group, Senior Research Fellow at the Annenberg Center for the Digital Future

Internships

Internships offer students a chance to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to the real world, to experience business practices first-hand, and to expand their network of business connections. They also give students and companies a chance to get to know each other, and can lead to employment opportunities after graduation.

Many Global MBA students do internships during their time in our program, either in Japan or overseas. Among the business areas they have worked in are market entry research, business development, data analysis, diversity management, and corporate communications. Students may also use an internship as part of the research for their master thesis or research project report.

Student Internship Experience

There are two main reasons why I chose to join the Global MBA at Doshisha Business School. The first reason is its highly diverse environment where students and professors from a large number of countries share and create knowledge. The second reason is its focus on culture and creativity as one of the school’s core focus areas. These two elements were the basis upon which I built my experience through the program.
Within the same dynamic, I joined Nissan Motor Corporation for a period of one month and I worked with the multimedia content creation unit as an intern. The journey at Nissan was perfectly in line with my learning at DBS. The team was international and creativity was key in their activities. The MBA program, combined with the internship, helped me understand the Japanese working environment, as well as improve my problem-solving skills, my communication abilities, and my strategic thinking.

Doshisha University Career Services

For students interested in working in Japan or for a Japanese company overseas, the Global MBA provides practical training and advice on job hunting in Japan, access to Japanese language classes offered by the university’s Center for Language and Culture, and the chance (for those with sufficient Japanese ability) to take a number of classes in our sister Japanese MBA Program.

Among the career services offered by our Careers Center are several that are specifically for job-hunting in Japan:

E-Career Web Portal
The E-Career website helps students explore and become familiar with the job search and selection process in Japan. It is also a valuable resource for career information on upcoming seminars, events, and workshops; job listings; alumni contact information; and internship opportunities.

Company Information Sessions
Each year, Doshisha invites over 100 companies to our campus for career fairs and information sessions. These give students a chance to explore job opportunities and industries they may not have considered before.

Job Listings
Career Center receives over 3,000 job listings each year from companies all over Japan. This list is constantly updated and offers job opportunities in a wide variety of industries.

Japanese firms recruiting international students

With a shrinking domestic market, the strong yen, and a generation of young Japanese that tends to look more inward than abroad, Japanese companies are sharply increasing their recruitment of non-Japanese as they expand their global operations. What these companies seek in their non-Japanese recruits are language ability, an understanding of Japanese business practices, strong drive, and the communication skills and perspective that come from experience in a multi-cultural environment. Many are also making efforts to shift their corporate culture from the closed style of the past—with rigid labor practices and reliance on Japanese-speaking staff—to a more open, international style that welcomes diversity, new ideas, and fresh perspectives on how to do business.

Recent news articles:

'Firms seeking foreign help get guidance on visas' Source: The Japan Times, September 23, 2017

'Japan to help foreign students find work in the country' Source: Nikkei Asian Review, November 11, 2016

Hear from our Global MBA alumni

One month before officially graduating, I was able to secure a job at Robert Bosch Engineering Vietnam as a team leader to work in the accounting domain on BOSCH Global projects for the Asia Pacific region. Throughout my 2 years studying in the Global MBA program at Doshisha University in a diverse environment, I have developed a wide range of knowledge and skills which have proven to be very useful for my current position. In addition, regarding my personal life, the experience living in Kyoto has enabled me to be more independent and more flexible in adapting to new environments and places.

Jean-Felix Gerard, France (Class of 2015)Toshiba

I earned an extremely valuable multicultural experience in the Global MBA thanks to all the people from all over the world who I got to be with during my studies. Doshisha gave me access to the deeper levels of Kyoto and Japanese culture and I got a much deeper understanding of business thanks to Professors. I would also like to thank the career advisors whose support helped me land a job in a Japanese multinational company. Meeting such a variety of passionate people is what made this experience unforgettable for me, and will continue to make it valuable for the rest of my career.